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cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> we could go off this fiscal cliff. >> we are facing a fiscal grand canyon. >> reporter: it's a big deal, question is, can these guys strike a deal? >> i have to repeat, i have a pen. >> reporter: meantime, damage control for u.n. ambassador susan rice, how to smooth things over this week with republicans after those benghazi talking points. >> extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> reporter: the didn't work, now, their talking points. >> we are significantly troubled. >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today. >> reporter: democrats shot back. >> they're not only blaming her for this intelligence report, they're trying to blame her for the actual tragic event. >> i've seen so much crazy stuff in this house, i could write a bock. >> or make an internet video that's actor angus t. jones caught slamming his own tv show. >> if you watch "two and a half men" please stop watching "two and a half men." i'm on it and don't want to be on it. >> reporter: he apologized but may still get his wish. now, to just two men. these two men. in
cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> we could go off this fiscal cliff. >> we are facing a fiscal grand canyon. >> reporter: it's a big deal, question is, can these guys strike a deal? >> i have to repeat, i have a pen. >> reporter: meantime, damage control for u.n. ambassador susan rice, how to smooth things over this week with republicans after those benghazi talking points. >> extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> reporter:...
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the week center on a big worry. >> this fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> we could actually go off the fiscal cliff. >> we're facing a fiscal grand canyon. >> okay. so it's a big deal. question is can these guys strike a deal? >> i've got to repeat. i've got a pen. >> meantime, damage control for u.n. ambassador susan rice out to smooth things over with this week with republicans after those benghazi talking point. >> exextremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> it didn't work. now their talking points. >> we are significantly troubled. >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today. >> democrats shot back. >> they are not only blaming her for this intelligence report, they are trying to blame her for the actual tragic event. >> i've seen so much crazy stuff in this house could i write a book. >> or make an internet video. >> not be a true god-fearing person and be on a television show like that. >> that's actor angus t. jones, the "two and a half men" star caught slamming his own tv show. >> if you watch "two and a half men," please don't watch "two a
the week center on a big worry. >> this fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> we could actually go off the fiscal cliff. >> we're facing a fiscal grand canyon. >> okay. so it's a big deal. question is can these guys strike a deal? >> i've got to repeat. i've got a pen. >> meantime, damage control for u.n. ambassador susan rice out to smooth things over with this week with republicans after those benghazi talking point. >>...
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debate about the so-called fiscal cliff fiscal cliff is really a fraud it's a it's a term invented by helicopter ben bernanke of the federal reserve so not a good thing it's designed to stampede people here's the main idea you don't need to have genocidal austerity by cutting social security medicare medicaid unemployment benefits food stamps in particular there's one huge flow of wealth that has not ever been taxed in recent years it's called wall street if you look at the main zombie banks and wall street wells fargo bank of america citi bank goldman sachs they generally pay zero federal corporate income taxes that's one side they pay nothing over a period of ten years they might pay one and two percent at most but the other thing is the turnover in other words they're buying and selling their trading they're doing flash trading high frequency trading they're doing a million trades per second on one computer and they have many computers there's no sales tax on any of that the average person to buy a pair of shoes or some clothing or some electronics you're going to pay sales tax in
debate about the so-called fiscal cliff fiscal cliff is really a fraud it's a it's a term invented by helicopter ben bernanke of the federal reserve so not a good thing it's designed to stampede people here's the main idea you don't need to have genocidal austerity by cutting social security medicare medicaid unemployment benefits food stamps in particular there's one huge flow of wealth that has not ever been taxed in recent years it's called wall street if you look at the main zombie banks...
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is charging full speed at the fiscal cliff. the dramatic fiscal tightening triggered by this press this could tip the u.s. and possibly the whole global economy into recession. here is more. >> precision craftsmanship, made in the usa the marlon still company in baltimore produces wire baskets for the automobile, defense, and medical industries. it is one of the fastest-growing companies in the u.s. the company president wants to keep it that way, but at the moment, he is holding off on further investments. >> this robot is a good quality robot. phowever, we want to buy the brand-new version that is made in germany. we are pausing right now because of the fiscal cliff. there is so much uncertainty about what will happen in the future. we are not pulling the trigger to by the german robot. >> the prospect of falling off the fiscal cliff frightens more than just greenblatt. numerous business owners across the country are withholding investments in choosing not to hire new workers. that is because numerous tax advantages expire at
is charging full speed at the fiscal cliff. the dramatic fiscal tightening triggered by this press this could tip the u.s. and possibly the whole global economy into recession. here is more. >> precision craftsmanship, made in the usa the marlon still company in baltimore produces wire baskets for the automobile, defense, and medical industries. it is one of the fastest-growing companies in the u.s. the company president wants to keep it that way, but at the moment, he is holding off on...
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is it a fiscal cliff or a slope? how dramatic will this fall off be on january 1st? or is there going to be the decision that if this decision is not made on january 1st, we'll be fine. >> they constantly talk about short-term agreement right now and then pushing important decision abouts entitlement reform taxes that kind of stuff into 2013. clearly we're not confronting a killer drop off, a fiscal cliff that we hear so often that will send the country careening into a recession after bees december 31st. this will play out across 2013. it's not going to happen all on one single day. it is a fiscal slope. some of the budget lines here in washington has tried to emphasize that point. but the problem is when you have john boehner and in the white house, folks like this in washington using the term fiscal cliff, it takes to become a reality and take on language of its own. >> eliot: it seems to me that there is an element of hysteria being created and used by some folks. you have fix the debt coalition that is away at this terror, and then you see cmbc and this business
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so there are a lot of things to consider with the fiscal cliff so the fiscal cliff will affect everybody. >>> they're talking more about the gas tax, more money to fly, thank you, sharon. >>> sure. >>> and speaking of the economy and spending, a lot of spending is going on right now, in what most agree is a tough economy. today was the day they called cyber monday because of the volume of on-line shopping. tonight we have a camera inside an amazon.com distribution center in phoenix, where workers are processing a mind-numb amount of processing a mind-numbing amount of orders, they expect to top the amount this year. cnbc's courtney reagan is topping the story for us. she is with us tonight from a legendary retailer, bloomingdales, in mid-town manhattan. >> reporter: good evening, cyber monday used to be a day when people who didn't have a home computer returned to the office to shop on line. well, times changed. the retailers offered deals last week and hope that cyber monday will give the shoppers yet another reason to spend. after a long and for some, chaos-filled thanksgiving day week
so there are a lot of things to consider with the fiscal cliff so the fiscal cliff will affect everybody. >>> they're talking more about the gas tax, more money to fly, thank you, sharon. >>> sure. >>> and speaking of the economy and spending, a lot of spending is going on right now, in what most agree is a tough economy. today was the day they called cyber monday because of the volume of on-line shopping. tonight we have a camera inside an amazon.com distribution...
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is steadily approaching the fiscal cliff. do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you know you think most people are worried and i think they are and i think that if i ignore don't go away nothing's really going to change because the economy's back that he might go i think it will change i still think they're going to do a thing about the president also if americans are prepared to die that's a hades. india declares full scale war and a deadly rotavirus disease which kills hundreds of thousands of children in the world each year promising a one dollar vaccine against a baby killer. looking to unite its own hands britain now wants to take the edge off the embargo against syria london says it wants to help rebel groups more via greater ate and shipments of military gear though as our first reports the final recipients may not be the ones the u.k. has in mind. well the u.k. foreign office has confirmed this week britain is going to be seeking an amendment to the arms embargo on syria making it easier to help the opponents the syrian
is steadily approaching the fiscal cliff. do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you know you think most people are worried and i think they are and i think that if i ignore don't go away nothing's really going to change because the economy's back that he might go i think it will change i still think they're going to do a thing about the president also if americans are prepared to die that's a hades. india declares full scale war and a deadly rotavirus disease which...
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what the fiscal cliff -- fiscal cliff will require some sort of action. it won't solve the problem, but the question is, how does it set up a potential solution. .. and remember, this is where none of you really understand how washington talks about tax. know was talking about a cut. they're talking about a reduced rate of growth. it's not the way you cut. where the republicans get attacked by people is to say oh, you want big cuts. all the one is a slower rate of increase. if it's done anyway that doesn't have disciplines or doesn't change the law, republicans will feel they have been taken to the cleaners again. i honestly think you can get a deal here, this comes back to trigger locks point. in american political system, there's interest in the senate, frankly i think jon boehner is serious, i think cantor, but it won't work as the president doesn't lead. the president has to kind of set the course in the system. you saw that in the '80s in any piece of legislation that i was part. now be the big question whether this president steps up and leads. >> w
what the fiscal cliff -- fiscal cliff will require some sort of action. it won't solve the problem, but the question is, how does it set up a potential solution. .. and remember, this is where none of you really understand how washington talks about tax. know was talking about a cut. they're talking about a reduced rate of growth. it's not the way you cut. where the republicans get attacked by people is to say oh, you want big cuts. all the one is a slower rate of increase. if it's done anyway...
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fiscal cliff, beyond the fiscal cliff. let me get to this steve. this is about including the debt ceiling. and what the president said about that in this negotiation today. >> we are not going to play that game next year. >> if congress in any way suggests they will tie negotiation to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again, part of a budget negotiation, which by the way we have never done in our history until we did it last year. i will not play that game. because we have to break that habit before it starts. >> bret: what about that? >> well, the president had as many red lines for iran as for house republicans. i think what kirsten said is absolutely remarkable. it is about the scalp. it's about the president having made a campaign argument for the better part of 2012. so that he could run a class warfare campaign. now having to make good on that with the base of his party. the u.s. economy be damned. the republicans offered to give so much and offering precisely what erskine bowles laid out as a compromise position in
fiscal cliff, beyond the fiscal cliff. let me get to this steve. this is about including the debt ceiling. and what the president said about that in this negotiation today. >> we are not going to play that game next year. >> if congress in any way suggests they will tie negotiation to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again, part of a budget negotiation, which by the way we have never done in our history until we did it last year. i will not play that game....
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because the fiscal cliff isn't going to calm the consumers mind. they worry about the downgrade to u.s. debt. i think the consumer is actually okay, which is why i like macy's right for the middle class. >> we look forward to having you back and enjoy thanksgiving. coming up, the as stock trading at ten-year lows today. is this a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to get in? we'll get details ahead and we head to the pits to tackle what happens to gold if the u.s. can't avoid the fiscal cliff and we'll check out the top stocks in the s&p 500 today ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. we'll be right back. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ olaf gets great rewar
because the fiscal cliff isn't going to calm the consumers mind. they worry about the downgrade to u.s. debt. i think the consumer is actually okay, which is why i like macy's right for the middle class. >> we look forward to having you back and enjoy thanksgiving. coming up, the as stock trading at ten-year lows today. is this a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to get in? we'll get details ahead and we head to the pits to tackle what happens to gold if the u.s. can't avoid the...
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ben bernanke has gone before congress and said, you are letting the economy go off the fiscal cliff. the congressional budget office said if the economy goes off the fiscal cliff, we will go into a recession. congress is doing nothing. the administration is narrowing on regulation. my latest book, how green job's policy is damaging america's image goes onto details of this. gerri: so we are in a tough spot? we have some breaking news that what i need to get to. sorry to interrupt you. the house just passed a stopgap measure to fund the government for six months. the senate will take this up, i believe, next week. do i have that right, kevin? he is giving me details as they break so the house just passed the stopgap measure. gary, that leads me to my next question. is the federal reserve the answer to the economy and the problems it has? >> they have zero interest in the economy. there is one where he that is hovering over the economy and that is uncertainty. it is emanating from washington on funds. number one, there are $16 trillion in debt. i know we have set it 60,000 times, but t
ben bernanke has gone before congress and said, you are letting the economy go off the fiscal cliff. the congressional budget office said if the economy goes off the fiscal cliff, we will go into a recession. congress is doing nothing. the administration is narrowing on regulation. my latest book, how green job's policy is damaging america's image goes onto details of this. gerri: so we are in a tough spot? we have some breaking news that what i need to get to. sorry to interrupt you. the house...
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now things have changed and there is more concerned about the fiscal cliff. they asked about a resolution. >> what could the impact speed? we are looking at a time when the global recovery is fragile at best. >> of u.s. is 20% of the global economy. if the u.s. suffers as a result of a fiscal cliff, a complete wiping out of its growth is going to have repercussions around the world. probably half of that. if the u.s. economy has less growth, it will probably be 1% less in mexico, canada, probably less so in europe and japan. but there will be a ripple effects. >> are you worried about it? >> yes. of course i worry about it. the u.s. is a big chunk of the global economy. it has often been a driver of growth. and to have that player virtually flat, if not in recession, would be bad news for the rest of the world. we do not need that because recovery is fragile. we do not want to have this knock on affect on the fragile recovery. >> what would your message be to members of both parties on capitol hill as their negotiating? >> i would say focus on the real issue.
now things have changed and there is more concerned about the fiscal cliff. they asked about a resolution. >> what could the impact speed? we are looking at a time when the global recovery is fragile at best. >> of u.s. is 20% of the global economy. if the u.s. suffers as a result of a fiscal cliff, a complete wiping out of its growth is going to have repercussions around the world. probably half of that. if the u.s. economy has less growth, it will probably be 1% less in mexico,...
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>> yeah, because we are headed at the end of the year, for the fiscal cliff. fiscal cliff is all the bush tax cuts expiring, and of course the see quester, $1.2 trillion of additional spending cuts as well as alternative minimum tax coming back on people, as well as unemployment insurance extension running out. so lots of key issues coming up. absolutely i believe we should revisit bowles-simpson, as you know that grew out of a proposal of senator judd gregg and iing we made that five years ago. i serveden 0 the bowles-simpson commission, as senator greg. we supported its findings. i believe that's the best blueprint for going forward. that's why i put that before the senate budget committee this year. but i said, we're not going to vote on it right now, because we all know what will happen if we vote on it right now it will go down. you've got to wait, i think, until after the election before people are prepared to move off their fixed positions. and that's what we've got to get all sides to do, move off their fixed positions. bowl simpsons is a great outline
>> yeah, because we are headed at the end of the year, for the fiscal cliff. fiscal cliff is all the bush tax cuts expiring, and of course the see quester, $1.2 trillion of additional spending cuts as well as alternative minimum tax coming back on people, as well as unemployment insurance extension running out. so lots of key issues coming up. absolutely i believe we should revisit bowles-simpson, as you know that grew out of a proposal of senator judd gregg and iing we made that five...
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is economic problems does this tax debate or even as fiscal cliff debate begin to scratch the surface of the crisis. former republican strategist author and historian kevin phillips is here with lessons we can learn from seventeen seventy five the subject of his latest book that many a politician may benefit from actually reading. from a long time and bald churchy i don't do it anymore of those boys much they do not read his words will. they go and the as these the is reportedly investigating going to be providing twelve billion dollars in derivatives trading losses in two thousand and eight yeah yeah there's a list of alleged bad bank behavior how is good capitalism though being driven out by bad capitalism all will break it down and word of the day plus alan greenspan says a painless solution to the u.s. debt is a fantasy finally something we can agree on more in loose change let's get to today's capital account. our guest kevin phillips made a name for himself in the late one nine hundred sixty s. as a g.o.p. operative who coined the phrase and wrote the book the emerging republica
is economic problems does this tax debate or even as fiscal cliff debate begin to scratch the surface of the crisis. former republican strategist author and historian kevin phillips is here with lessons we can learn from seventeen seventy five the subject of his latest book that many a politician may benefit from actually reading. from a long time and bald churchy i don't do it anymore of those boys much they do not read his words will. they go and the as these the is reportedly investigating...
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it hasn't been a big year for going over the fiscal cliff and over the fiscal cliff. >> they did goefr the malls they didn't seem to be buying that is a big deal since the saturday before christmas also known ooze super saturday it's the biggest sales day of the year. there's anecdotal evidence this didn't hap person. discounts are running 2-3 hire thafrn usual. they also cut their forecast for 26 2k08 lars. >>> a lot of parents want to hear about this the barbie not so hot this year. >> the tablet is the hot gift. it makes mattel and has borrow nervous. they can do 40 percent of their over all business. >> norad always tracks santa he makes his way from the north poll at home. >> more than 50 years ago a newspaper advertisement misprinted santa's number. they were calling another rad by mistake. a nice man decided to play along. he followed santa's sleigh tral and the world. for the first time they have decided to switch from google maps to microsoft binge maps but as long as santa doesn't use powerful maps. >> we can still find it we go to where? >> you can go to google maps or norad
it hasn't been a big year for going over the fiscal cliff and over the fiscal cliff. >> they did goefr the malls they didn't seem to be buying that is a big deal since the saturday before christmas also known ooze super saturday it's the biggest sales day of the year. there's anecdotal evidence this didn't hap person. discounts are running 2-3 hire thafrn usual. they also cut their forecast for 26 2k08 lars. >>> a lot of parents want to hear about this the barbie not so hot this...
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is paying attention to the fiscal cliff. when people lock at the competition, they keep oncoming back to the united states. >> please join me in thanking our great panel. they were wonderful. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the head of the tsa said that full body scanners in seven airports are being replaced to easy holiday traveling. what travelers can expect over the next few weeks. >> good morning, and i begin john -- ronald reagan national airport. as we look at the holiday fast approaching thanksgiving next week, we're apt -- anticipating a busy travel season and men and women of tsa are standing ready to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way. we are anticipating over 24 million passengers traveling during the thanks giving holiday period. as you know, that create challenges and opportunities for the traveling public. especially those who travel infrequent i are. part of the reason is to encourage the infrequent travelers to visit the tsa websit
is paying attention to the fiscal cliff. when people lock at the competition, they keep oncoming back to the united states. >> please join me in thanking our great panel. they were wonderful. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the head of the tsa said that full body scanners in seven airports are being replaced to easy holiday traveling. what travelers can expect over the next few weeks. >> good morning, and i begin john -- ronald...
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do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you think most people are worried i think they are and i think that if i ignore it all go away nothing's really going to change because the economy is like that you might. begin to think about it. so the president also if americans are prepared to dive that's later. plus india declares full scale or a deadly one it's a virus disease which kills hundreds of thousands of troops in the world each year promising a one dollar of a sin against the plane. looking to united. wants to take the edge off the bug again syria london says it wants to help rebel groups more aid and shipments of military gear so was first reports the final recipients may not be the ones the u.k. has in mind. well the u.k. foreign office has confirmed this week britain is going to be thinking an amendment to the arms embargo on syria making it easier to help the opponents the syrian president bashar al assad now a foreign office official has said that the practical support is likely
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cliff what's that fiscal cliff made of well it's made of wars that were based on lies trillions of dollars it's also made of the bush tax cuts. over a trillion dollars the impact that you know mostly the people who benefit are at the top and it's also made excessive military spending beyond wars so we're creating our own problems here but when you say no it's not going to go through congress is going to lead to what their way out you know it will be kick the can down the road to after the election and then maybe even to a new in the new congress comes in in two thousand and thirteen but you know congress this is an election season anyone who knows anything about washington knows where people will huff and puff they're going to blow their own house down on the eve of an election all right i want to talk a little bit of foreign policy with you two before we wrap it up here which is that if you look at what's happening in iraq right now right we've seen a lot of violence we've seen a new offensive started we just saw one hundred people killed in one day on monday if you look at afghanistan ri
cliff what's that fiscal cliff made of well it's made of wars that were based on lies trillions of dollars it's also made of the bush tax cuts. over a trillion dollars the impact that you know mostly the people who benefit are at the top and it's also made excessive military spending beyond wars so we're creating our own problems here but when you say no it's not going to go through congress is going to lead to what their way out you know it will be kick the can down the road to after the...
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when he gets back, kristin, it's all about getting a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff or fiscal slope. yorn what your preference is. over the weekend the president reached out to the likes of warren buffett, jpmorgan chase ceo, jamie dimon. what was the purpose of those calls particularly? >> reporter: it was a continuation of what president obama had been doing all of last week which is to get stakeholders on board with him and on board with some of his policy proposals. also to listen to some of their proposals for how to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, but certainly president obama believes that he ran on a platform of increasing taxes on wealthier americans. he has made the point publicly that he won this election so he believes that the majority of americans agree with him. he is hoping that if he gets some ever these stakeholders on board, business leaders and union lerd he is will help to put the pressure on congress to get a deal done before the first of the year. >> nbc's kristin welker at the white house. thank you. we'll be right back. want to try to crack it? yeah, that'
when he gets back, kristin, it's all about getting a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff or fiscal slope. yorn what your preference is. over the weekend the president reached out to the likes of warren buffett, jpmorgan chase ceo, jamie dimon. what was the purpose of those calls particularly? >> reporter: it was a continuation of what president obama had been doing all of last week which is to get stakeholders on board with him and on board with some of his policy proposals. also to listen to...
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the fiscal cliff is a very different story. that's about reducing the deficit too fast. >> ifill: you call it an austerity bomb. describe what you mean by that. >> what's happening is that we are scheduled, unless something is done basically to do to ourselves gratuitously what has been happening to some of the european economies. we're going to have substantial spending cuts, substantial tax increases at a time when the dme is still very weak. of course that's a recipe for sliding back into recession. we set ourselves up with the land mine and the road in front of our economy which is not based on anything real, it's just based on our politicalness. >> ifill: speaking of political mess, both sides have what they say are opening gambits on the table. president obama at least his last week which calls for $1.6 trillion in revenues. the republicans came back with their own yesterday. as you looked at each approach, what do you see in that? >> well, i think it's important. i think the reporting has been a little weak on the republ
the fiscal cliff is a very different story. that's about reducing the deficit too fast. >> ifill: you call it an austerity bomb. describe what you mean by that. >> what's happening is that we are scheduled, unless something is done basically to do to ourselves gratuitously what has been happening to some of the european economies. we're going to have substantial spending cuts, substantial tax increases at a time when the dme is still very weak. of course that's a recipe for sliding...
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cliff talks, don't talk about the fiscal cliff talk. both president obama and speaker boehner are sticking to their mary tore yum to not talk about how negotiations are going, which most analysts say is a good sign. according to the walg street journal, people directly involved say they've taken a recent shift in days with the staff and leaders on both sides are getting more serious. not sure why they weren't in the first place. >>> yesterday in michigan the president said he was open to spending cuts but held firm to raising taxes on the wealthiest americans. >> what you need is a package that keeps tacks where they are for middle-class families, we make some tough spending cuts on things we don't need, and then we ask the wealthiest americans to pay a splietly higher tax rate and that's a sprins pl i won't compromise on because i'm not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me, get to keep all of our tax breaks and then we're asking students to pay higher student loans. >> ah, but republican sena
cliff talks, don't talk about the fiscal cliff talk. both president obama and speaker boehner are sticking to their mary tore yum to not talk about how negotiations are going, which most analysts say is a good sign. according to the walg street journal, people directly involved say they've taken a recent shift in days with the staff and leaders on both sides are getting more serious. not sure why they weren't in the first place. >>> yesterday in michigan the president said he was open...
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. >> it makes the fiscal cliff look small. makes politics look petty. our nation's leaders know all of this, they get the reports and read all of the reports from congress about the chinese economic and security commission and all of this stuff. they know all of this. what we do in the country and our policies in this country are in a world that's changing quite rapidly. more quickly than the french revolution, industrial revolution, these are the seismic shifts but it's happening quickly. >> because of technology? >> yes. >> the world is flat, as tom friedman said and we can do things quicker and that's why so many can be part of the middle class. happy holidays to you. >> it's cool stuff. i think -- >> it's very cool. i was depressed about the fiscal cliff and then you bring this on. we're back after this. with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announc
. >> it makes the fiscal cliff look small. makes politics look petty. our nation's leaders know all of this, they get the reports and read all of the reports from congress about the chinese economic and security commission and all of this stuff. they know all of this. what we do in the country and our policies in this country are in a world that's changing quite rapidly. more quickly than the french revolution, industrial revolution, these are the seismic shifts but it's happening...
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the fiscal cliff. a fiscal cliff special coming up new year's day. i have to go to bed early. too bad. >> sorry. >>> the next hour of "cnn saturday morning" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning, everyone. i'm alison kosik. >> and i'm chp cristi paul. we hope this saturday's been good to you so far. >>> and hope coming from washington with negotiations going on this weekend between the two top senate leaders. cnn radio capitol hill correspondent lisa desjardins is in washington. good morning, lisa. you were on capitol hill yesterday for all of the political action between president obama, congressional leaders. do you think we're closer to a deal? i'm hearing optimism from the president. is that real or is that imagined? >> reporter: right. what do you say? mod deftly or moderately optimistic he said? i think it's for real. people have wanting to get to this point for even a chance at a deal. that's where we are. not a deal yet but there's a chance for a deal. now two senators being the principal negotiators. mitch mcdonaconnell and harry r.
the fiscal cliff. a fiscal cliff special coming up new year's day. i have to go to bed early. too bad. >> sorry. >>> the next hour of "cnn saturday morning" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning, everyone. i'm alison kosik. >> and i'm chp cristi paul. we hope this saturday's been good to you so far. >>> and hope coming from washington with negotiations going on this weekend between the two top senate leaders....
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i think people are conflating fiscal solvency with the fiscal cliff. i think what our nation needs to be focused on is the fiscal solvency piece. it would be a crying shame and a tragedy for our nation, to skate past this fiscal cliff issue and not have dealt with this solvency issue. somebody was telling me over the weekend that the budget act of 1990 was fully negotiated in 12 days. what i hope we won't do is kick the can down the road. we know what the problems are. let's deal with it. let's rip the band-aid off and start focusing on the greatness of this nation again. we have that opportunity over the next month. >> well, i can tell you, it was, indeed, at andrews air force base in 12 days and we were there. thank you very much. >> very good. thank you. >> and up next, the military scandal, how wide is the web? this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. time for the entrepreneurs of the week. cath lin and susan are encouraging customers to shop local. they created ladies night in the magnolia park of burbank, california, to boost sales stayin
i think people are conflating fiscal solvency with the fiscal cliff. i think what our nation needs to be focused on is the fiscal solvency piece. it would be a crying shame and a tragedy for our nation, to skate past this fiscal cliff issue and not have dealt with this solvency issue. somebody was telling me over the weekend that the budget act of 1990 was fully negotiated in 12 days. what i hope we won't do is kick the can down the road. we know what the problems are. let's deal with it. let's...
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the fiscal cliff and jobs are far more important. >> and let's talk about the fiscal cliff and jobs. in your time in california you worked on in the state assembly, a state hit hard by a fiscal y crisis. >> i sure did. >> i want to talk to you about something you said in terms of medicare reform and medicaid. obviously republicans are saying, look, in exchange for any type of taxes going up, we want to see some real entitlement reform. you talk about cracking down on waste, fraud and abuse. is there enough revenue from waste, fraud and abuse and m medicare to get the type of serious deficit reform needed to bring down the $16 trillion debt? >> well, you know, i think anytime you're talking about a deficit, there's two ways to bring it down, and i know you know this well. you're either going to raise revenue or have cuts, and i would continue to argue for a balanced approach which means i do think you can find savings in both programs. but what i'm concerned about is what the real agenda is and the real agenda, in my opinion, is to end medicare. i mean, that was certainly a big item i
the fiscal cliff and jobs are far more important. >> and let's talk about the fiscal cliff and jobs. in your time in california you worked on in the state assembly, a state hit hard by a fiscal y crisis. >> i sure did. >> i want to talk to you about something you said in terms of medicare reform and medicaid. obviously republicans are saying, look, in exchange for any type of taxes going up, we want to see some real entitlement reform. you talk about cracking down on waste,...
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first, the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff sound bites, they are flying even if the actual negotiations are at a stand still. president obama says republicans, they're the ones that need to take the next step here. republicans say no way, ball's in your court, mr. president. >> we can probably solve this in about a week. it is not that tough. >> now we need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. now, the revenues we're put on the table are going to come from, guess who, the rich. >> if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, take knowledge of that reality, then the numbers actually aren't that far apart. >> where are the specifics, where are the discussions? nothing is going on. >> passing middle income tax cut means the end of holding them hostage from tax cuts for the middle -- for the rich. >> i think the next 72 hours are critical. if he sits back and continues to play politics, that will give your answer of where we're going. this
first, the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff sound bites, they are flying even if the actual negotiations are at a stand still. president obama says republicans, they're the ones that need to take the next step here. republicans say no way, ball's in your court, mr. president. >> we can probably solve this in about a week. it is not that tough. >> now we need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. now, the revenues we're put on the table are...
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i think -- and also we keep calling it the fiscal cliff. it's a fiscal curve. i mean, there's a manufactured crisis here that could endanger not enhance our economic security. >> even if you do around a curve too fast you lose control. >> i think the american people are concerned about too fast. >> the markets are. >> the markets are concerned about too fast. progressives may not be concerned about too fast, which is fine for progressives, the rest of us are concerned about deficits because that's a bill we're passing to future generations and the way that congress approaches this problem does matter. if we want to call it a cliff that's the appropriate reality. >> but look at it this way, it's not like progressives the rest of us in the real woerlds. the people in the real world are being spoken for by progressives because those people are the ones that have to pay the biggest debt here. how are you talking about giving multimillion ariannas cut when talking about people making $24,000 for family of four who can barely reach the poverty level are enduring enti
i think -- and also we keep calling it the fiscal cliff. it's a fiscal curve. i mean, there's a manufactured crisis here that could endanger not enhance our economic security. >> even if you do around a curve too fast you lose control. >> i think the american people are concerned about too fast. >> the markets are. >> the markets are concerned about too fast. progressives may not be concerned about too fast, which is fine for progressives, the rest of us are concerned...
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and talk to congresswoman bauchman about the impeding fiscal cliff that why are fiscal cliff that why are ab [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. that moment you enjoy it at home. with two times the points on dining in restaurants,? you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. ♪ [ female announc ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... ♪ [ crowd cheering ] ...to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore. >> u.s. prepares to temporarily cease operations in pakistan beginning tomorrow. the shut down coming after a violent anti-american protest that the u.s. consulate in karachi. hundreds broke through a barricade and reached the outer wal
and talk to congresswoman bauchman about the impeding fiscal cliff that why are fiscal cliff that why are ab [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. that moment you enjoy it at home. with two times the points on dining in restaurants,? you may find...
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keep those pictures coming. >>> fiscal cliff, debt, and egos. how much of what is going on in washington is about what's right versus who's right? one doctor has some suggestions for the decision-makers. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios your doctor will sa
keep those pictures coming. >>> fiscal cliff, debt, and egos. how much of what is going on in washington is about what's right versus who's right? one doctor has some suggestions for the decision-makers. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you...
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. >>> and 27 days to go when the fiscal cliff arrives, so why are so many members of the house going home when they're supposed to be working on it? >>> and people showing up for others, right when they need it. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with an important story, details of which may sound very familiar to a lot of americans, given our history over the past few years in places like iraq. tonight, pentagon sources are telling nbc news syria is preparing chemical weapons for their possible use against the syrian people in the form of aerial bombs. it is believed this specific intelligence is the reason why president obama took a hard line against syria just a few days ago, warning them there would be consequences if these weapons were used. let's begin here tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: good evening, brian, u.s. officials tell us that the syrian military is poised tonight to use chemical weapons against its own people. and all it would take is the final order from syrian president assad. as the fighting grows more intense and syrian rebels
. >>> and 27 days to go when the fiscal cliff arrives, so why are so many members of the house going home when they're supposed to be working on it? >>> and people showing up for others, right when they need it. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with an important story, details of which may sound very familiar to a lot of americans, given our history over the past few years in places like iraq. tonight, pentagon sources are telling nbc news...
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we're talking about the fiscal cliff. one of the urgent matters this lame duck congress needs to address before the end of the year and even though the tax increases are going to take effect in 36 days, there's still only talk of a compromise, so can congress actually walk the walk or are we going to go off this cliff? up next, mike lee of utah. really appreciate you taking the time. you wrote an op-ed in the washington times and said quote, delaying significant fiscal restraint will send the wrong signal and may serve as taping point for our economy. so you're fear is that interest rates could surge. to be father, we've had this disastrous situation for years and interest rates have kept falling in spite of all worries that there would be a disaster. >> that's right. that's one of the things that distinguishes the fiscal cliff, which we're coming up against right now. from what i described yesterday says the fiscal avalanche. we can see when the fiscal cliff is about to hit. the avalanche occurs when people stop buying u
we're talking about the fiscal cliff. one of the urgent matters this lame duck congress needs to address before the end of the year and even though the tax increases are going to take effect in 36 days, there's still only talk of a compromise, so can congress actually walk the walk or are we going to go off this cliff? up next, mike lee of utah. really appreciate you taking the time. you wrote an op-ed in the washington times and said quote, delaying significant fiscal restraint will send the...
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then we have the fiscal cliff. the administration -- lou: including the fiscal cliff. >> absolutely. it is phenomenal the degree to which this administration has on its own. the willing partnership of international fund and -- lou: what about the complicity of the united states congress? i know they have this sense of well-being and comfort because they have a 13% approval rating, but how dare the republican leadership not take action on this critical, critical issue? >> they have in fact passed legislation that would extend the current tax rates, fast-track regulations, they have in fact -- [ talking over each other ] lou: when you say to me that they will do tax reform, it just falls off the lips so easily. the idea that this congress, democrats and republicans alike, with their incapacity for detail and comprehension of the choices , the public policy choices they are making, it rains me to death to think they would touch the u.s. tax code. >> the good news for you is it would be the next congress. a 15% approva
then we have the fiscal cliff. the administration -- lou: including the fiscal cliff. >> absolutely. it is phenomenal the degree to which this administration has on its own. the willing partnership of international fund and -- lou: what about the complicity of the united states congress? i know they have this sense of well-being and comfort because they have a 13% approval rating, but how dare the republican leadership not take action on this critical, critical issue? >> they have...
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there is the real fiscal cliff. what we have done is we have taken the focus and said here is short term again and the real problems are long term. manifestations come in the short term and will be much greater two years from now if we don't fix it. if in fact we don't send a signal that we are going to take care of the long term problems we can fix the fiscal cliff but it is not going to matter a year from now because the bond vigilante's will have driven down the price of bonds and interest rates will be around 6%. it is a perfect political strategy to take our eye off of what the real ball is. social security is not hard to fix. medicare is very difficult to fix. but it can be fixed. the health-care decision is a whole other discussion. you could have five ripon societies and not cover it. so i think there is a lot of emphasis on it but i want to remind you that is short-term thinking. that is all 17 or 18 months or less thinking. we need to be thinking three four five years and fix those. the short term will tak
there is the real fiscal cliff. what we have done is we have taken the focus and said here is short term again and the real problems are long term. manifestations come in the short term and will be much greater two years from now if we don't fix it. if in fact we don't send a signal that we are going to take care of the long term problems we can fix the fiscal cliff but it is not going to matter a year from now because the bond vigilante's will have driven down the price of bonds and interest...
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congress and the president have just 40 days to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. when the ball drops on new year's eve, tax hikes and severe spending cuts will kick in automatically unless a deal is reached. wyatt andrews spoke with two men who say they know how it should be done, if only washington would listen. >> reporter: two years ago, the fiscal commission chaired by democrat erskine bowles and former republican senator alan simpson proposed every basic element of the fiscal cliff solution being discussed now. their plan was a mixture of higher taxes, lower spending and the reform of medicare and social security. both men told us sacrifice has to come from everyone. >> all of us have to have some skin in the game to get it done. >> if you want something, pay for it. it's a sick idea, but it is an interesting idea. >> reporter: their biggest idea was to increase revenue by combining both the president's demand for higher taxes on the rich and the republican proposal to get rid of tax loopholes. bowles/simpson would eliminate almost every tax deduction for ind
congress and the president have just 40 days to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. when the ball drops on new year's eve, tax hikes and severe spending cuts will kick in automatically unless a deal is reached. wyatt andrews spoke with two men who say they know how it should be done, if only washington would listen. >> reporter: two years ago, the fiscal commission chaired by democrat erskine bowles and former republican senator alan simpson proposed every basic element of the fiscal cliff...
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concerns, fiscal cliff issues. harry reid will have to find 60 votes to extend just the middle income tax rates far from a given when a swath of the senate's moderate democrats are up for re-election in 2014 in a nutshell, democrats haven't coalesced around a position themselves let alone found agreement with republicans. what do you make of that? >> this is a story that always comes up when discussing the bush tax cuts. the red state democrats, people like tim johnson, especially those up for re-election in 2014, will there be some difficulty on the democratic side essentially getting rid of the bush tax cuts for those making 250 or above? of course. we've heard concerns from mary landrieu before. kay hagen about that before. however from a conversations i've had the belief is that if there is some sort of bigger deal that is signed off by john boehner, signed off by mcconnell, it gives these folks cover while the republicans are going to make a lot of noise, democrats aren't even altogether in their own caucus, d
concerns, fiscal cliff issues. harry reid will have to find 60 votes to extend just the middle income tax rates far from a given when a swath of the senate's moderate democrats are up for re-election in 2014 in a nutshell, democrats haven't coalesced around a position themselves let alone found agreement with republicans. what do you make of that? >> this is a story that always comes up when discussing the bush tax cuts. the red state democrats, people like tim johnson, especially those...